‘American Crime’ Season 1, Episode 1

In the premiere of this drama, a home invasion leaves a war veteran dead and his wife seriously injured, but the ensuing investigation creates more questions than answers as a seemingly cut-and-dry case is anything but, a fact that the deceased man’s divorced parents come to realize when they arrive to bury their son.

All over the news are reports about a young couple in Modesto, California, who were attacked in their home. The case sends shock waves into the community stirring up tensions across racial lines in this gritty drama.

American Crime season 1, episode 1 airs March 5 at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.